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Child Psychology

Gettysburg College

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2018

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Grief And Its Implications In Childhood And Adolescence, Electa C. Willander Oct 2018

Grief And Its Implications In Childhood And Adolescence, Electa C. Willander

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Death has always been a taboo subject. However, it is impossible for anyone to avoid death in terms of their loved ones or their own mortality. Therefore it is impossible to avoid the at times overbearing emotion of grief. Grief can be exposed in the light of someone passing, loss of a relationship, diminishing health, loss of a job, and even loss in athletic ability. There is no singular reason for grief to be present, nor are there simple and straightforward ways to cope and move forward. Grief on the individual and universal scale has no time frame. It is …